A $15.1 Billion dollar budget is a lot of money. Maybe it's time NASA starts running itself like an efficient business that must fight everyday for its very survival.
I for one welcome the end of the CD/DVD optical storage mediums. Compact Flash cards are becoming so cheap, that I hope this is the way to store large quantites of data in the future.
CD/DVD electronics have moving parts. Moving parts mean more wear and tear, which consumes more electricity, which causes premature failures.
Paper is almost free, it's whats on the paper that has value.
This is a very true statement.
Without the sophisticated software to make the hardware work, the hardware would just become an expensive paperweight.
That software, whether it was Windows XP, Suse Linux 9.1, Mac OSX, or Solaris, was very expensive design, delovop, and engineer.
But all the above mentioned software are just the operating system. In reality, the most important software programs, are the business applications and internet software. Such as your company's accounting software, ERP, CRM, and marketing and Business Intelligence software. These software can run on any operating system, but commercial developers only target the OS that has the largest installed base.
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Run a password cracking program. Try Elcomsoft. This will consume 100% of your idle CPU resources.
A $15.1 Billion dollar budget is a lot of money. Maybe it's time NASA starts running itself like an efficient business that must fight everyday for its very survival.
Lean and Mean.
I for one welcome the end of the CD/DVD optical storage mediums. Compact Flash cards are becoming so cheap, that I hope this is the way to store large quantites of data in the future.
CD/DVD electronics have moving parts. Moving parts mean more wear and tear, which consumes more electricity, which causes premature failures.
Paper is almost free, it's whats on the paper that has value.
This is a very true statement.
Without the sophisticated software to make the hardware work, the hardware would just become an expensive paperweight.
That software, whether it was Windows XP, Suse Linux 9.1, Mac OSX, or Solaris, was very expensive design, delovop, and engineer.
But all the above mentioned software are just the operating system. In reality, the most important software programs, are the business applications and internet software. Such as your company's accounting software, ERP, CRM, and marketing and Business Intelligence software. These software can run on any operating system, but commercial developers only target the OS that has the largest installed base.
I'm still waiting for my transparent aluminum.
Beam me up Scotty.
The same thing I do every night. Plan to take over the world!